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Nu
နု
Nu ; နု
Prime Minister of Burma
	In office; 4 January 1948 – 12 June 1956
President	Sao Shwe Thaik ; Ba U
Succeeded by	Ba Swe
	In office; 28 February 1957 – 28 October 1958
President	Ba U
Preceded by	Ba Swe
Succeeded by	Ne Win
	In office; 4 April 1960 – 2 March 1962
President	Win Maung
Preceded by	Ne Win
Succeeded by	Ne Win
Personal details
Born	25 May 1907; Wakema, Myaungmya District, British Burma
Died	14 February 1995 (aged 87); Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Political party	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Alma mater	University of Rangoon

U Nu (Burmese: ဦးနု; pronounced: [ʔú nṵ]; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995) was the first Prime Minister of Burma. He served from 4 January 1948 to 12 June 1956, again from 28 February 1957 to 28 October 1958, and finally from 4 April 1960 to 2 March 1962.

Burma gained independence from Britain on 4 January 1948. Nu became the first prime minister of the new country. He quit being prime minister in 1956. He again served as prime minister between Ba Swe and Ne Win.

Nu was one of the leaders of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) from 1942 to 1963. The AFPFL had two groups of power. Nu's group won the 1960 election. He then became prime minister. On 2 March 1962 General Ne Win took control of the government. Nu was then kept in an army camp. Nu continued to claim he was the legal prime minister. In 1988 he tried to form his own government with Win Maung as president.

Nu wrote an autobiography called Ta-Tei Sanei Tha (Naughty Saturday-born). It was published in India by Irrawaddy Publishing (U Maw Thiri) in 1975. He wrote several other books including The People Win Through (1951), Burma under the Japanese (1954), An Asian Speaks (1955), and Burma Looks Ahead (1951).

Religion

U Nu was a popular spiritual leader of his country. During the 1960 election he promised to make Buddhism the official state religion. On 29 August 1961, Parliament passed a law making Buddhism the state religion.^[1] Ne Win removed the law in 1962.